Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection

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Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection

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A wood netsuke of an oniBy Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th centuryThe demon crouching beneath a large straw hat, attempting to hide from beans thrown at th...

A late wood okimono-style netsuke of Raiden and RaitaroLate 19th centuryThe former standing, berating his terrified son, threatening him with a ra...

A wood netsuke of Shoki and oniBy Tomokazu, Gifu, early/mid-19th centuryThe oni crawling on a basket, trapping Shoki inside, his sword poking thro...

An okimono-style wood netsuke of oni no nenbutsuBy Kyokumin, mid-late 19th century The demon seated wearing a solemn expression, holding his drum ...

A wood netsuke of RaijinBy Ittan, Nagoya, mid-19th centuryThe god of thunder seated on a swirling cloud, peering down through a hole, judging wher...

A wood netsuke of Futen with his bag of windBy Kiraku, late 19th centuryThe wind god walking, wearing an intense expression on his face, holding a...

A wood netsuke of RaijinBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th centuryThe god of thunder seated on a swirling cloud, peering down through a hol...

A wood netsuke of RyujinBy Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th centuryThe Dragon King with a fierce expression, standing and holding the tama (sacred jewel) wi...

A boxwood netsuke of KiyohimeLate 18th/early 19th centuryThe witch partially manifesting as a dragon, holding a bell mallet, winding her scaly bod...

A wood netsuke of Omori HikoshichiBy Miwa, Edo, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe hero crouching on the ground with a defiant expression, drawing hi...

A wood netsuke of Kiyohime on the Dojoji bellBy Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th centuryFully transformed into a dragon, the witch Kiyohime resting her...

An ebony netsuke of KiyohimeSchool of Tanaka Minko, Tsu, early 19th centuryThe young woman manifesting as a dragon witch, winding around the bell ...

A wood netsuke of a mermaidBy Tadatoshi, Nagoya, early 19th centuryThe mermaid lying, turning to her left, curling up as she clutches her tail, fo...

A wood netsuke of Okame on a long-nosed tengu maskLate 19th centuryOkame climbing up the long phallic nose of a tengu (crow demon), wearing an amu...

A wood netsuke of a sleeping ShojoBy Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th centuryLying with his head resting on his right hand, his long hair flowing d...

A wood netsuke of a fox with a drum (Kitsune Tadanobu)By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th centuryThe fox seated, leaning forward with its body tu...

A wood netsuke of KuzunohaBy Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th centuryThe fox seated in a human attitude, protectively holding the infant Abe no Seimei swadd...

A wood netsuke of a man with the bunbuku chagama (badger tea-kettle)By Minkoku, Edo, 19th centuryThe man with a bemused expression, holding down t...

A wood netsuke of Seiobo with a basket of peaches18th centuryThe Queen Mother of the West standing, leaning back slightly and looking up, her robe...

A wood netsuke of a nobleman and a dragonBy Masakazu, 19th centuryThe nobleman sitting on a rock, clutching a biwa (lute), the dragon encircling t...

A compact wood netsuke of DaikokuBy Nobuyuki, 19th centuryDaikoku with a bemused expression, crouching over a captured thief struggling beneath, t...

A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy)By Masatsugu, early 19th centuryHotei standing, smiling broadly, holding a sack containing a sma...

A wood netsuke of FukurokujuBy Tsuji, late 18th centuryFukurokuju in mid-stride, his face with an amused expression, holding his fan to his left s...

A wood netsuke of HoteiBy Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, mid-19th centuryHotei smiling sweetly, holding the edge of his treasure bag with his hands an...

A wood netsuke of Gama SenninBy Toyokazu, Tanba Province, mid-19th centuryGama Sennin seated, crying out, attempting to push away the large warty ...

A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy) in a walnut19th centuryThe walnut naturalistically rendered, opening on a hinge to reveal Hotei...

A wood netsuke of Gama SenninBy Hokyudo Itsumin, Edo, mid-19th centuryGama Sennin seated on a huge toad, his head turned to the left, looking at t...

A wood netsuke of BenkeiBy Mitsushige, early 19th centuryBenkei wearing the garb of a Yamabushi warrior-priest, sitting in large conch shell, blow...

Three boxwood netsuke19th centuryThe first a simulated Bizen stoneware model of Hotei holding a fan, partially hollowed out beneath, signed on the...

A wood netsuke of a Dutchman18th centuryThe slender Dutchman standing, his mouth open, holding a large rooster in his arms, his divided coat carve...

A boxwood netsuke of Saigyo Hoshi viewing Mount FujiBy Nagamitsu, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe poet and priest Saigyo Hoshi seated at the foot ...

A wood netsuke of a coral fishermanBy Soichi, late 19th centuryThe fisherman standing, arms crossed over his chest, his curly hair flowing down to...

A wood netsuke of a coral fishermanBy Miwa, Edo, late 18th centuryThe fisherman standing, wearing a short wrap-around skirt tied at the waist, mak...

A wood netsuke of Kawazu Sukeyasu and Matano KagehisaBy Masakazu, Gifu, late 19th centuryThe two famous sumo wrestlers locked in combat, Sukeyasu ...

A lacquered wood netsuke of a Noh actorBy Issai, late 19th centuryAssuming the role of Kiyohime in the play Dojoji, the actor standing, leaning fo...

A wood netsuke of a man applying moxaAttributed to Miwa, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe man seated, his face contorting in pain as he applies a b...

A wood netsuke of a family of ratsBy Tametaka, Nagoya, circa 1770-1780The large parent crawling over and around its six young, all resting upon a ...

A wood netsuke of a coiled ratBy Nobuyoshi, mid-late 19th centuryThe small rat curled up in a ball, cleaning itself, its feet resting on its ears,...

A wood netsuke of three ratsBy Kazutomo, Gifu, 19th centuryTwo of the rats curling around the other, the third crawling on top of its two companio...

A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a coiled ratBy Masanao, Ise, 19th centuryThe rat curled in a typical attitude, one paw scratching its...

A stag-antler sashi netsuke of a rat on a lotus rootBy Hoshunsai Masayuki, Asakusa, Edo, late 19th centuryThe rat sitting atop a long lotus root, ...

A wood netsuke of a ratBy Masakazu, 19th centuryThe small rat of spherical form, its stubby limbs, facial features and tail delicately rendered, i...

A wood netsuke of a rat on peanutsMid-19th centuryThe rodent sitting upon two peanuts and scratching its ear with its left hind leg, the wood dark...

A wood netsuke of a rat with its head turned backBy Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, mid-19th centuryThe rat turning to its right, its right forelimb br...

An ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox and youngBy Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe parent twisting its bo...

A wood netsuke of a recumbent oxBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th centuryThe ox lying, its legs drawn in, forming a compact composition, i...

A wood netsuke of a seated tigerBy Hakuryu II, Kyoto, 19th centurySeated with its head turned to the right, its tail passing forward over the back...

A wood netsuke of a tiger and cubBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryBoth seated, the parent affectionately licking its cu...

A wood netsuke of a tigerBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th centuryThe tiger seated, turning its head to lick its left hind foot, its long...

A wood netsuke of a seated tigerBy Hakuryu II, 19th centuryThe tiger seated, its head turned to the right snarling, its long tail passing forward ...

A wood netsuke of a tiger and youngBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe parent prowling on a large rock, one cub restin...

A wood netsuke of a tigerBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th centuryThe tiger seated, facing forward, its tail passing forward onto its back...

A wood netsuke of a tigerBy Minsai, Tsu, Ise Province, early 19th centuryThe tiger seated, snarling as it turns its head to the left, its tail pas...

A boxwood netsuke of a tiger and cubBy Masayoshi, 19th centuryThe parent resting on a rocky outcrop, turning to its left, facing its cub, the cub ...

A wood netsuke of a tiger and dragonBy Masatsugu, late 19th centuryThe tiger seated on the dragon's twisting body, its head resting on the tiger's...

A boxwood netsuke of a tigerBy Masataka, early 19th centuryThe tiger seated, its head lowered to the left, licking its raised forepaw, its long ta...

A wood netsuke of a long-eared rabbitAttributed to Ranko, 19th centuryThe small rabbit with its legs drawn in, forming a compact position, one ear...

A wood netsuke of rabbits on a rockEarly 19th centuryThe rabbits piling on top of one another on a rocky outcrop, the waves of Lake Biwa swirling ...

A wood netsuke of two rabbitsBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th centuryOne rabbit seated, bending forward nibbling at morsels on the ground, the...

A boxwood manju netsuke of two dragons19th centuryThe netsuke of oval form, carved and pierced in Ryusa style depicting two dragons in dispute ami...

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